A New Life (Chinese: 有福) is a Chinese drama in Singapore which aired in 2005. It is about how a blue-collar worker and his three bosom friends manage to overcome obstacles together.

Plot

Zhang Youfu (Christopher Lee) is an average joe who stopped schooling from a very young age to join the workforce. However, as he is slow-witted and clumsy, many of his employers find his work performance wanting. However, he is optimistic by nature and does not hold a grudge. Following the death of his father Zhang Wancai (Yan Bingliang), the heavy burden of supporting his entire family consisting of his mother (Jin Yinji), his elder sister Zhang Zhenzhu (Carole Lin) and his elder brother Zhang Hongyun (Andrew Seow) falls squarely on his shoulder. This drama also depicts how he and his three bosom friends whom he befriended back in his army days, Lin Laifa (Darren Lim), Ah Gen (Hossan Leong) and Steven (Seth Ang), all face many challenges and difficulties in their lives.

Cast

• Christopher Lee as Zhang Youfu^[1]
• Yvonne Lim as Ah Mei
• Darren Lim as Lin Laifa
• Andrew Seow as Zhang Hongyun, Youfu's elder brother
• Carole Lin as Zhang Zhenzhu, Youfu's elder sister
• Ann Kok as Guo Jialing
• Jin Yinji as Youfu's mother
• Hossan Leong as Ah Gen
• Eelyn Kok as Qiurong
• Alan Tern as Ah Ler
• May Phua as Xiuxiu
• Yan Bingliang as Zhang Dongcai, later renamed Zhang Wancai, a.k.a. Curry Cai, Youfu's father
• Timothy Nga as Michael
• Margaret Lee as Xiaoyan
• Melody Chen as Ah Hua
• Cheryl Chan as Laifa's younger sister
• Lee Weng Kee as Jialing's father
• Justina Low as Guo Jiayi, Jialing's elder sister
• Seth Ang as Steven
• Sharon Wong as Michael's wife
• Luis Lim Yong Kun as Ah Xing
• Remus Teng as Richard
• Benjamin Yeung Sheung Bun as Alex
• Chua Lee Lian as Herself (Creator, Storyteller and Narrator of this Drama)

Star Awards 2005 Awards & Nominations

References

External links

• A New Life (English)
• A New Life (Chinese)